Anastasius Explained

Anastasius (Latinized) or Anastasios (el|Αναστάσιος|translit=Anastasios|link=no) is a masculine given name of Greek origin derived from the Greek word Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ἀνάστασις (anastasis) meaning "resurrection". Its female form is Anastasia (el|Αναστασία|link=no). A diminutive form of Anastasios is Tassos (el|Τάσος|link=no).

People

Byzantine emperors

Anastasius I Dicorus, reign 491–518
Anastasios II (died 719), reign 713–715

Popes of Rome

Pope Anastasius I, papacy 399–401
Pope Anastasius II, papacy 496–498
Pope Anastasius III, papacy 911–913
Pope Anastasius IV, papacy 1153–1154

Other Christian saints and clergy

Saint Anastasius, martyr under Nero
Saint Anastasius the Fuller (died 304), martyr and patron saint of fullers and weavers
(263–11 May 305)
Pope Anastasius of Alexandria, Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria 605–616
Anastasius of Antioch (disambiguation), multiple people
Anastasius (Graeco-Roman jurist) (fl. 6th century)
Saint Anastasius of Persia (died 628), Persian martyr
Saint Anastasius of Pavia (died 680), bishop of Pavia
Anastasius of Armenia, successor of Nerses III the Builder as Catholicos of Armenia from 661 to 667
Saint Anastasius Sinaita (fl. 7th century), theologian, Father of the Eastern Orthodox Church, monk, priest, and abbot of the monastery at Mt. Sinai
Anastasius (abbot of Euthymius) (fl. 8th century)
Anastasius Bibliothecarius (810–878), librarian of the Church of Rome, scholar and statesman, sometimes identified as an Antipope
Astrik or Saint Anastasius of Pannonhalma, ambassador of Stephen I of Hungary

Anastasius of Suppentonia (died 570), abbot
Patriarch Anastasius of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople 730–754
Anastasius, Cardinal-priest of the title of San Clemente, c. 1102–1125
Anastasius Germonius (1551–1627), Archbishop of Tarantaise and canon lawyer
Anastasius the Melodist (Hymnographer), believed to be a name of three or more melodists, one of whom is believed to have been a contemporary of Rhomanos
Anastasios (born 1929), Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania

Politicians and military

Anastasios Balkos (1916–1995), Greek politician
Anastasios Charalambis (1862–1949), Greek officer and interim Prime Minister of Greece
Anastasios Dalipis (1896–1949), Greek Army officer and politician
Anastasios Karatasos (1764–1830), Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence
Anastasios Londos (1791–1856), Greek politician and senator
Anastasios Nerantzis (1944–2021), Greek politician
Anastasios Papaligouras (born 1948), Greek politician
Anastasios Papoulas (1857–1935), Greek general
Anastasios Peponis (1924–2011), Greek politician
Anastasios Polyzoidis (1802–1873), Greek politician and judicial official
Anastasios Tsamados (1774–1825), Greek admiral of the Greek War of Independence

Sports

Anastasios Bountouris (born 1955), Greek Olympic medalist in sailing
Anastasios Dimitriadis (born 1997), Greek footballer
Anastasios Lagos (born 1992) Greek footballer
Anastasios Metaxas (1862–1937), Greek architect
Anastasios Orlandos (1887–1979), Greek archeologist and architect
Anastasios Rousakis (born 1985), Greek footballer
Anastasios Schizas (born 1977), Greek water polo player
Anastasios Triantafyllou (born 1987), Greek weightlifter

Pseudonym

Anton Alexander Graf von Auersperg (1806–1876), Austrian poet who wrote under the pseudonym of Anastasius Grün

Other

Anastasius, a 19th-century novel by Thomas Hope